Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

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Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz is an Iranian University in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran. By the ISC ranking, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz was 13th largest and top university in Iran in 2015.^[2] SCU University is considered one of Iran's "Grade A" universities by Iranian Ministry of Science. The campus today has 276 acres (1.12 km²) and houses 13 colleges. In 2010, 4798 students were enrolled.^[3]

In 1982 the university was renamed to "Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz" to commemorate Mostafa Chamran.^{[citation needed]} In 1986, under national legislation, the Schools of Medicine, Health, Dental, Nursing, and Pharmacy, separated off into an independent Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, operated under the supervision of the new Ministry of Health and Medical Education.^{[citation needed]}